Last Weekend of Summer!

Sniff...Sniff....

It's here.  Starting tomorrow.  I head back to work.  Where did this summer go? 2 months went by fast!  And for those of you that think teachers have 3 month off in the summer....WRONG!  It's only 2!   We spent our last weekend of summer freedom living it up.  On Friday night we headed to the Joliet Slammers game.  It was a lot of fun!  I had never been there before and the stadium was super nice.  The twins had never been to a baseball game before and while we were in swim lessons, we always had to stop afterwards to watch all the little league action.  Presley was obsessed. 

I love this picture of us.  It turned out really good.  The kids and Chuck wore their Cubs shirts just to show off thier love of baseball.

Even though Gracie thought we were at the Cubs game.

Evie brought her baby along too

Presley had his eye on the field all the time.  He loved it!

Everyone also got a souvenir too.  Gracie got a foam finger.

Bub got a real baseball!

Joliet Slammers are number 1.

Evie got a pom pom which she proudly waved all night.

Oh yeah, and what baseball game is not complete without some cotton candy?

Presley was ready to catch some fly balls.

I don't know who won because in the 9th inning, the Slammers were at 2-0 and then they let the other team score2 runs so it went into the 10th inning.  We left at that point even though we knew there was going to be fireworks because it was already 10:15.

The next day the kids and I enjoyed the nice weather. I made some sidewalk paint that I saw on Pinterest and the kids painted. Only for 5 minutes though then they were over it. Oh well.  At least it didn't take me long to make. It was only cornstartch and water.  I only made 3 colors blue, yellow, and green. (I have been out of red since Christmas).  Things in 3's are better with this crowd though. You have more or less and it's just plain disaster.

Since Presley spilled the green paint, it was all over then.  They decided that they would rather climb the tree.  And try painting it.

That is until there was a fight about who would pain the tree (which figthing is the newest obsession lately.  It's fun) an Presley threw a fit and tried running into the street, I yelled at him, and he pouted on the curb.

Because of the crazy behavior lately and because Chuck has been working A LOT, this mama needed one little lasy hurrah to get out and have some fun.  It jsut so happened that one of my favorite bands, The Brat Pack (who I haven't seen since Gracie was a baby) was at Heroes!  If you don't know them, they are a local band that plays 80's music.  They have fabulous costumes, fun props, and even pass out free stuff.  Last night I got a pearl necklace while dancing to Matieral Girl.  Yes, I danced my little heart out last night and had a blast doing that.  I even took a picture with some of the band dudes after the show.

I had some of my girlies with me too. We rocked the house!

Today was an a much needed lazy kind of day.  With the exception of a trip to Walmart where I ran over Evie's foot with the shopping cart, (yeah that was fun), we hung out at home. 

My awesome hubs also decided to give me an early birthday present too.....

It's like a Keiurig (spelling?) but cheaper.  I love my coffee and especially with all these early mornings coming up, I'm gonna need it. 

This summer was definatley the best one yet.  We made the best of everyday.  We went to Wisconsin Dells, went to visit Uncle Frog, went to the zoo, went to the Arboretum, went to the children's museum, went to Navy Pier, went to the mall and the movies and carnivals, celebrated Gracie's 5th birthday, went to colors, music and manners classes, took hip hop, went to swimming lessons, had lots of playdates with friends, swam in pools, played at splashparks, rode bikes,went to the beach, saw fireworks, played outside, had a block party, went out to eat, went to concerts, went to the dentist, went to the library,played at mommy's school, and so much more!  I am going to miss spending everyday with my kiddos.  I am very lucky that I have a job that allows me to do this but the question still remains.....

Will the best day at work ever be better than the worst day at home???

Goodbye Summer 2012.  We will miss you very much.  It was nice while you lasted and we look forward to next summer already!